Government Notice - Version 9 - ACDB

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Appendix 1
Species Listed as Prohibited Alien Species
A list of species that are prohibited for introduction into South Africa is outlined below. These are species for
which an assessment has been made that they have a high risk of causing significant negative impacts in
the country, and that they are therefore prohibited from introduction. This list will be compiled over time by
flagging taxa (species, genera or families) that are deemed to pose a high risk based on experience, both
within South Africa, and within neighbouring countries and elsewhere in the world.
An applicant may, at his or her own cost, appeal against the listing of the species on the Prohibited Species
list. This cost may be waived, should the appeal succeed.
The following species are listed as Prohibited Species:
1.1 Mammals
No Species Common Name
Red hartebeest (all subspecies with the exception of
1 Alcelaphus buselaphus
A.b. caama)
2 Bos frontalis Gaur
3 Castor spp. Beaver (all species)
4 Erinaceus europaeus European hedgehog
5 Felis catus Feral cat (off-shore islands)
6 Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe (all subspecies excluding capensis)
7 Herpestes javanicus Small Indian mongoose (off-shore islands)
8 Hippotragus niger varianii Giant sable (except in breeding zoos)
9 Kobus kafuensis Kafue lechwe
10 Kobus kob Kob
11 Kobus megaceros Nile lechwe
12 Macaca fascicularis Crab-eating macaque
13 Mustela erminea Short-tailed weasel / Stoat
14 Oryctolagus cuniculus European rabbit (Islands)
15 Oryx beisa Beisa oryx
16 Rattus exulans Pacific/Polynesian rat (off-shore islands)
17 Redunca redunca Bohor reedbuck
18 Suncusmurinus Asian/Indian musk shrew
19 Trichosurus vulpecula Brushtail possum
20 Vulpes vulpes Red fox
1.2 Birds
No Species Common Name
1 Acridotheres cristatellus Crested myna
2 Acridotheres fuscus Jungle myna
3 Alectoris rufa Red-legged partridge
4 Callipepla californica California quail
5 Callipepla gambelii Gambel's quail
6 Callipepla squamata Scaled quail
7 Carduelis carduelis European goldfinch
8 Carduelis chloris European greenfinch
9 Carduelis flammea Common redpoll
10 Carpodacus mexicanus House finch
11 Colinus cristatus Crested quail
12 Colinus virginianus Northern bobwhite